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Area
of Interest
All aspects of Flight Operations, Ground Resources, and Maintenance are
covered.
Flight
Operations - These including
dispatch, flight planning, flight watch, weather data provision,
operations control, ground to air communications and integration with
crew, schedules and maintenance planning. Gate allocation, slot
control, ATC and airport management can also be covered. There is
increasing use of simulation and expert systems, for the management of
irregular operations.
Ground
Resources - The use of
management science techniques in reducing costs or increasing the
effectiveness of manpower has been the concern of this group. Topics
addressed include determination of operational manpower requirements,
optimal task allocation, production of efficient roster patterns,
planning of employment, annual leave, training, reward systems and
strategic planning of recruitment.
Maintenance
- Information systems for Maintenance & Engineering and
Materials functions have been the focus of this study group. Areas of
current interest include component control, aircraft records,
maintenance planning, inventory systems, initial provisioning and parts
tracking.
Contact
Communication regarding the Airline Operations Study Group should be
sent to the chair.
AGIFORS Council - Study Groups
Coordinator
Study Group
Officers
Study
Group Co-Chair
Timothy
Niznik
American Airlines
4333 Amon Carter Blvd, MD 5358
Fort Worth, TX 76155
Phone: (817) 967-3784
FAX: (817) 931-9270
Email: Tim
Niznik
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Study
Group Co-Chair
Michael
Clarke
Sabre Holdings
3150 Sabre Drive, MD 8203
Southlake, TX 76092 USA
Phone: (682) 605-1727
FAX: (682) 605-7696
Email: Michael
Clarke
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Next Meeting
Information
Past Meeting
Proceedings
| 2006 |
Host
|
www.emirates.com |
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Airline
Chair
|
Martin
Tomlinson, SVP Performance
Development |
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Location
|
Dubai, United
Arab Emirates |
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Date
|
07-10
May 2006 |
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Proceedings
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AGIFORS Airline
Operations 2006 |
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Statistics |
92
Participants/18 Airlines/12 Vendors/3 Universities
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| 2004 |
Host
|
www.usairways.com |
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Airline
Chair
|
Ilhan Ince,
Director - Operations
Engineering, Planning & Analysis |
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Location
|
Washington,
DC (USA) |
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Date
|
02-06 May 2004
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Proceedings
|
AGIFORS Airline Operations 2004 |
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Statistics
|
100
Participants/16 Airlines/6 Vendors/6
Universities |
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| 2003 |
Host
|
www.airnz.co.nz |
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Airline
Chair
|
Eric Morgan,
VP Network Logistics |
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Location
|
Auckland, New
Zealand |
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Date
|
15-18 June
2003 |
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Proceedings
|
AGIFORS Airline Operations 2003 |
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Statistics
|
60
Participants/10 Airlines/5 Vendors/5
Universities |
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| 2002 |
Host
|
www.alitalia.com |
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Airline
Chair
|
Beniamino
Paoletti, Head of Operational Research Department
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Location
|
Rome, Italy |
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Date
|
20-24 May
2002 |
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Proceedings
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AGIFORS
Airline Operations 2002 |
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Statistics
|
110
delegates/17 Airlines/8 Vendors/5 Universities |
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| 2001 |
Host
|
www.airjamaica.com |
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Airline
Chair
|
Michael
Irrgang, VP Operations Planning |
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Location
|
Ocho Rios,
Jamaica |
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Date
|
13-17 May
2001 |
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Proceedings
|
AGIFORS Airline
Operations 2001 |
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Statistics
|
110
Participants/22 Airlines/13 Vendors |
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| 2000 |
Host
|
www.malev.hu |
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Airline
Chair
|
Janos Suga,
Head of Operations Control
MALEV |
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Location
|
Budapest,
Hungary |
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Date
|
21-24 May
2000 |
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Proceedings
|
AGIFORS Airline
Operations 2000 |
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Statistics
|
100
Participants/25 Airlines/10 Vendors |
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|
| 1999 |
Host
|
www.turkishairlines.com |
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Airline
Chair
|
Buket
Engin |
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Location
|
Istanbul,
Turkey |
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Date
|
18-21
April 1999 |
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Proceedings
|
AGIFORS
Operations Control and Ground Resources 1999 |
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Statistics
|
70
Participants/17 Airlines/6 Vendors |
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| 1998 |
Host
|
www.continental.com |
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Airline
Chair
|
Doug Burnham |
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Location
|
Houston,
Texas USA |
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Dates
|
10-12
February 1998 |
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Proceedings
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AGIFORS
Operations Control and Ground Resources 1998
|
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Statistics
|
83
Participants/21 Airlines/11 Vendors |
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| 1997 |
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No meeting due to change in AGIFORS
schedule |
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| 1996 |
Host
|
www.saa.co.za |
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Airline
Chair
|
Thierry Goor |
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Location
|
Sun
City, South Africa |
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Dates
|
27-29
October 1996 |
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Statistics
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Participants/
Airlines/3 Vendors |
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